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Animals and plants use fats and oils to store energy and insulation
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Why do plants store food as oils and animals as fats?
They store food as oils so that they keep growing
What type of organic molecules require the action of emulsifiers to be digested?
Lipids: fats from animals & oils from plants. Oils are liquid at room temperature.
What tissue stores energy?
In animals fats, in plants oils and starch grains.
What fat type is found in animals?
Animal fats are lipid materials, both oils and fats. Fats and oils are both made up of triglycerides. Oils are liquid at room temperature and fats are solid.
Why are fats and oils important for us?
Oils are fats and fats allow us to maintain certain bodily fonctions and are essentials to our health.
What are the biological chemicals found in plants and animals?
Sugars, lipids [both fats and oils], proteins, hormones, and nucleic acids are the main ones.
What Both animal fats and plants oils are made up of?
Animal fats and plant oils are made up of glycerol and fatty acids.
Names of fats usually present in plants?
Generally fats present in plants are in the form of oils; canola, sunflower seed, etc.
Why do plants produce vegetable oils?
Plants dont produce oils. they are derivatives of fats and lipids essential for their survival. human beings extract them for their benefit. Vegetable fats and oils are lipid materials derived from plants. Physically, oils are liquid at room temperature, and fats are solid. Chemically, both fats and oils are composed of triglycerides, as contrasted with waxes which lack glycerin in their structure. Although many different parts of plants may yield oil, in commercial practice, oil is extracted primarily from seeds.
Where are oils and fats stored in a palisade cell?
Palisade cells are present in the leaves of many plants. In palisade cells, oils and fats are stored in the cell membrane.
How are fats or oil formed?
fats are formed from your body breaking down carbohydrates, and when you get too much energy it stores as fat.
Why are oils fats and waxes the most important ingredients in the cosmetic industry?
Oils and waxes are emollients for skin; also many cosmetic ingredients are easily soluble in fats or oils.
